Display-container.



J. F. CARVERi DISPLAY CONTAINER.

APPucATmH min :uns 3o, 1914.

Patented June 8,1915.

SGEN l?. CARVER, QF ROSLENXBLLE,

DSPLAY-CONTIER.

Specicaton of Letters atent..

To all whom. it may concern Be it known that l, JOHN F. CARVER, citizenof the United States, residing at Roslindale, county ci Suiellr9 Stateof Massachusette, have invented a certain netsT and useful .improvementin Displity-Containers7 of which/the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. 4

The invention relates to a new and useul improvement in display boxesorcontainers. lt is a common practice to pack a certain niiniber of smallboxes of merchandise in a as `ordinarily constructed, the containershould be kept full all the time, that is, if

one of the boxes-is removed, as by a sale to:

a customer, it should be replaced by another box so as to alwaysmaintain a symmetrical appearance of the container. y

The object of thepresent invention is to reduce a display containerwhich shall liave the appearance of a full box, even after aconsiderable number of the small boxes have been removed from thecontainer -and no replacement has been made.

The invention will be understood from the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel featurestliereoi2 will be p'cintedout and clearly define-Cl in the claims` atthe close of the specificaicn.

In the dravvings,-Figuie l is a perspective view'of a display containerembodying the invention entirely closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view'of the container showing the flap cover open to displayv the contents'and give access to the small boxes Within the container. F 1g. 3 is aplan View of a blank formed oi an integral sheet of material which may*be folded to form the container.

be packed in the container and just ill it.-

Tlie box is preferably of a knoclndown form mafie of a single sheet ofipa er, as shown m Fig. 3. as will be herema ter described,

but not necessarily of that particular forni. The top of the bor istermed with a iiap cover portion l which is oa width equal to one oiathe inclosed boxes B and is hinged. or otiie., se flexibly connectedwith one edge of the body the bon so that it can be thrown baci slio'wnin Fig. 2 to display the centen s c; the container or it may I vv 4 beshut, as snoran in .e i5-to close the container. the rorrn of containershown for* illustration it is adapted to hold six small boxes in eachlayer, three rows of tvvo boxes each running Widtlivvise or" thecontainer and there may be several tiers or layers in depth. The napcover l is or a width equal to one of sniall bones B and of a lengthequal to tivo ci` said 4lf3-elses and ,is sym- Inerically arranged tocover the middle ror';r of email boxes. @n thef opposite sides of thesaid nap cover there are the cover portions 12, 3 respectively vwhichare intended to remain permanently closed after the container is set up3eac-li one of said portions Q., 3 coveri' l iront to rear, one ci therows bones l. The ap cover l op portions 2, 3 are paueied olf n th pa elportions Il, 5; (i, 7; 8a3; corresponding i i e :li the top face orthosniall bones .B and are preferably printed in facsi; ace #portion ofsaid boxes B so i" en the Eap cover is closed the 'entire ci containerWill have the appearance of the sinillrboxes and when tne iap cover isopen ing tiro or' the small boites B the tivo end cover portions f e;two eposed b. wstill have the aine appearance of e container nll ot'small bones.

Preferably, 'th K told crcssn'ise of tl shown in and l() n'liicli whenthe iiap co. back to e. vertical o I 2, may be engag ot or between oneof he boxes ie back side of the container to bold the flap cover inupright position and display t A tainer. By reason ci tie cover alsobeing in this'npriglit position and folded in the iniddie, there is afull panel beth on the ether with the s adapted to shown in Fig.

front and the back etA nap cover which conspicuously displays theadvertising matter in the panel similar to that on the boxes, as alreadydescribed.

Preferably the panels #l 5 which forni the thereof, as "li a tongue isbrought be contents o1 the con.

hinge cover are printed in inverted arrangement relative to each otheron the flat blank.

so that when the cover is turned up in easel form as shown in Fig. 2 thereading on both panels will be from the top'down. `It is ob vious thatthe printingA being all on one face panels may beprinted which it wastaken beneath the closed top portions 2, 3 will not be noticeable to theoutside observer evenfthough the two endv tiers be entirely taken away,and in looking down upon the containerit will still appearl 4as thoughit were entirely full. As the flap cover comprises only a portion of thetop of the zontainer, the larger part of the boxes in the-container arecovered over'even when the flap cover is turned back, and thus they areprotected from dust and also from eX1 posure to light which fades theboxes and renders them less attractive. Moreover, the side portions ofthe container are supported and strengthened by the portions of the topwhich remainl permanently closed.

As already stated, the box is preferably made of a single sheet ofmaterial out out and'scored, 'as indicated in Fig. 3, which lso ` showstheblanlr laid out flat. Referring to said Fig. 3,--the portion ofthe-'blank which inelud'esthe panels 6, 7 ;A 4,5.; 8., 9; will togetherform the top and lap'cover of the container;v it vhas a panel portion l1which i when'the box is set up forms the front side of the box, afiatvportion 12 which will be folded along the dotted line between 12 and 11to form the bottom/ofthe container, a rear ap portion 13 which will formthe rear side of the container, and two end 'flap portions 14, 15 whichwill form respectively the two end portions of the container. The rearside portion 13 is formed'with a narrow Hap or tuck portion 16 whichwhen the box is set up will be tucked in under the adj aoent edge of thebottom lforming flap 12, and gluedthereto and thetwo end panels 14,' 15are formed respectively with the tuck flap portions 17, 18 which will betucked in between the said end portions 14, 15 and the bottomv portion12. There are also provided the four rectangular corner 'tuck flaps 19,20; 21, 22; which 'are turned and tucked in vbetween the'end portions14, lland' rear and front side portions 11, 13 respectively. The coveriap is formed out of the integral sheet by slitting along the side lines23 and 24 and valong the front 25""following around the outline of thetongue 10 so as to form' the tongue piece; and this will leavea notch 27v in the upper edge of the front wall`11,which makes it convenient toremove the top front y `chandise, sai -cover for a portion of .the topand an inf Vbox with the thumb or' linger which may easily take hold ofthe front edge'of the box at the point exposed by the notch. The

bending lines between the severed portions. It is-obvious that the formof the blank louto which the container is made may be tion of the top ofthe box as well as forv the cover and if desired the flap cover may belwide enough to'cover two or more rowsy of small boxes from frontftorear instead of one row as shown.

The term hinged cover vor cover is intended to apply whether thercover'I blank will be scored or creased along the is a separate portionhinged to the wallof I the container, or whether it is'integral withlthe wall and creased or bent so that it willv fold on the edg'e as shownin the'drawings.- What I claim is: 1. A display container for boxes ofmerchandise, saidcontainer having a topcover,

a portion of said topleover comprising a I portion movable with relationto' the remaining top portion,- said top portions-being marked' torepresent a plurality ot panels each of which-is of a size'and shapelike the top face of one of the smaller boxes'which the containerisintended to hold.`

2. A display container for boxes of merchandise, said container having ahinged cover portion for a portion only. of the topA surface of thecontainer and an independent ,cover portion for the remainingsurface ofthe top of the container, all of said'top portions being paneled off toform panels eachof which is printed-like the top surface cf hold. I f

3. A displa container for boxes of vmercontainer vhaving a hingeddependent cover-portion for the remaining surface of the top of thecontainer, allof said top portions being paneled o' tof orm panels eachof which is printed like the top surface of the boxes which` thecontainer 1s intended to hold, the said hinged coverportion being of asize and shape. equal to a a multiple of the top face of the smallerboxes within thel container and said hi' ed cover and other coverportions having t e panels marked in replica of the markings on the ,topof the boxeswithin the container.

4. A dis lay container for boxes of mere chandise', ormed of a singlesheet of material blanked out, said blank having a body portion whichforns 4the top of the container when setlvlmtwof side .and two end 1Hap' portions whleh form the sidesand ends of, the'.l container, one ofsaid side flap `porties here, extension sleek ,forms the 105 A the boxeswhich the container'is intendedto bottom of the container, tuck flapsconnecting the said side and end forming flaps, said top forming portionbeing printed on its npper face in panel arrangement, each panel beingprinted like the top face of each or' the boxes which the container isintended to hold, the said top being slit to form a portion thereor1into a hinge cover comprising one or more of said printed panel portionscomplete, said hinge cover having also a tongue integral therewith whichis slit ont of the front side portion of the container, said coverportion extending from the front to the rear edge of the top and foldedtransversely oi' its rniddle, the rear edge of said cover portion beingcreased to forni the hinge and having a slit therein to receive the saidtongue when said hinged cover is folded upon itself. 4

5. A display container orboxes of inerchandise, formed of a single sheetof 1na terial blan'lred out, said blank having a body portion whichtoi-ins the top of the container when set up, two side and two end flapportions which form the sides and ends of the container, one of saidside flap portions having an extension Which forms the bottoni or' thecontainer, tuck vliaps connecting the said side and end forming flaps,said top torrning portion being printed on its upper face in panelarrangement with a plu ralitv ol' panels, each panel being printed likethe top ace of each of the boxes which the container is intended tohold, the said top being slit to form a portion thereof into a. hingecover comprising seine of said printed panel portions, said hinged coverhaving 'also a tongue integral therewith which is slit out 0i the frontside portion of the container, said cover portion extending from the,`front to the rear edge of the top and folded transversely of its middle,the rear edge of said cover portion being creased to form the hinge andhaving a slit therein to receive the said tongue when said hinged coveris folded upon itself, the panel portions of said hinge cover beingprinted in such manner that when the cover is opened and folded theprinted matter both on tlv front and the rear panel Will read from thetop down.

A display container or boxes oil rnerchandise, said container beingformed of a single sheet of material blanlred out, said blank having abody portion which orins a cover for the container when set up and flapportions which form the bottom, the two sides, and two ends of thecontainer, said cover forming portion being printed on its npperface inpanel arrangement representing a pluralityT of panels, each panel beingprinted like the top tace of each of the boxes which the container isintended to hold, the said cover being slit to forni a por tion thereofinto a smaller hinge cover eo1nprising one or more of said printed panelportions, said hinge cover portion extending troni the front to the rearedge of the top and folded transversely of its middle between two panelportions, the rear edge of said hinged portion` being creased to foi-rnthe hinge.

ln testirnorg7 Whereotl l aliix rny signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

JGHN F. CARVER. W itnesses z l Grenen l. lnrn,

Amen H. MORRISON.

